University of Maryland

Paul Pietroski

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Norbert Hornstein

Posted September 6th, 2007 by mark.lindsay
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Syntax. From the University of Maryland.

Labels and Minimality

It is generally assumed that movement is constrained by Minimality. Let’s assume that this is indeed the case. Thus, movement is constrained as in (1):

(1) No movement operation can involve A and B in the following configuration, (where A,B,C are featurally identical in relevant ways) and C “intervenes” between A and B.
…A…C…B….

What does intervene mean?

(2) C intervenes between A and B in (1) above just in case A c-commands C and C c-commands B.

David Poeppel

Posted September 3rd, 2007 by mark.lindsay
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Guest speaker from the University of Maryland as part of the Language Mind Brain seminar, Fall 2007.

More information on David Poeppel at his home page.

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